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8th grade other (ELA) pdfs
Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Hard Summer Word Search Puzzle Middle School Fun Activity Vocabulary Worksheet
Keep your students occupied with this Summer word search puzzle!The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. The words may also intersect which makes the activity more fun and challenging! This is ideal to keep your students' minds healthy and active while having fun at the same time.Product ContentsYou'll get the following in this product:85 Total Words to Search1 Colored Word Search Worksheet1 Black and Wh
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5th - 8th
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Speed Debating Engaging Persuasive Activity: Practice Ethos, Pathos, & Logos
Looking for an engaging way to practice ethos, pathos, and logos? Want to practice debating in preparation for a formal debate? Just want to have some FUN and hit the listening and speaking standards? Feel like challenging your students to think fast on their feet? Don't know what else to teach tomorrow?Look no further, because this is it. I am not exaggerating when I say "Speed Debating" is the BEST lesson I've ever taught. It's one of those activities that is so student-directed that you, as t
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7th - 12th
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Grammar Coloring Activity Pack Grammar Coloring Sheets
Wanting to switch up your grammar lesson plans, make grammar fun? Try grammar coloring sheets! This grammar activity is a starter pack for coloring sheets that incorporate grammar lessons. This grammar bundle will give you a 'taste' of how coloring sheets can work will older students and allow you to assess if your students like these activities. This grammar coloring bundle includes FOUR products for a discounted price. Students will identify parts of speech, parts of a sentence, active and pas
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5th - 8th
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End of the Year Digital Escape Room
This End of the Year Digital Escape Room allows students to work independently or with their peers to solve 10 summer-themed challenges. Students must solve the required challenges to "escape" the school basement storage room they accidentally got locked in. Participants will use their reading and listening comprehension skills and any general knowledge about summer to solve each escape room challenge.This is a perfect activity to help build community and engage students in social-emotional lear
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year Mega Bundle For Middle School
Hard Spring Word Search Puzzle Middle School Fun Activity Vocabulary Worksheet
This hard word search puzzle worksheet is perfect if you need something to keep your students occupied in the classroom or during Spring break. It's a vocabulary activity for older kids in 5th, 6th, 7th grades, or middle school.The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down, or backward. The words may also intersect, which makes the activity more fun and challenging! You can use this word work sheet for subs, for early fin
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5th - 8th
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Listening Comprehension Unit - Upper Elementary to Middle School - Note Taking
Listening comprehension is an essential element of ELA instruction. That’s because students do not intuitively know how to take notes, discern what is important in a listening passage, or even know how to reference their notes when answering questions. This unit develops all of those skills through fun active listening anticipatory sets, instruction on listening and note taking, five original listening passage practice tests, multiple choice and short answer questions, and a final assessment t
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5th - 8th
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Parts of Speech Posters: The Grammar and Origins of Slang
Do your secondary ELA students struggle to remember basic parts of speech? Empower your students with the grammar of slang parts of speech posters and activity. Not only will your students learn the parts of speech through slang terms they use everyday, students will also learn the origins of each word with the "Who Said it First" cards. Who Said it First cards include a brief history of each word along with a QR code that can be scanned for students who want to learn more. An optional article a
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7th - 10th
Also included in: Parts of Speech with Slang BUNDLE: Posters and Google Slides Activity
Spanish Learning Folder ( Carpeta de aprendizaje en español)
This is a Spanish learning folder to teach students of any age Spanish. It includes 27 learning posters to put in a binder. This learning folder includes all basic Spanish concepts needed to be learned and mastered by beginners. These are all the topics included:
Alphabet
Alphabet sounds
Number 1-10
Numbers 1-30
Colors
Shapes
Body Parts
Clothes
Family
Days of the week
Months of the year
Seasons
Common Verbs
Pets
The Beach
The Farm
The Jungle
Common Foods
Fruits
Vegetables
Vehicles
The Home
The
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PreK - 12th
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Social Media Literacy - Social Media Use, Online Addiction & More
Social Media Use - Are your students on their phones as much as mine are?! This activity is a great way to introduce a media awareness unit and generate discussion in the classroom about social media and its influence on today's teens. Includes activities related to teens' social media use, how they spend their time online, and the role of marketing concerning social media.For a digital version of this activity - CLICK HERE.The download includes lesson ideas, asocial media use survey / graphic
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Advertising Techniques - Create An Ad - Media Literacy
Looking for a fun project where students create their own advertisements? Using the techniques used in advertising, students must create an ad and then justify their work by writing a paragraph explaining their choices. Excellent for a media awareness activity, media literacy unit, or a study on persuasive writing! Looking for a DIGITAL VERSION of this activity? CLICK HERE!Includes a two-page handout with 10 common advertising strategies listed, complete with examples and discussion prompts! I
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Media Literacy Social Media Activities Advertising Lessons
Vocabulary Notes Pages and Graphic Organizers
You need students to organize their vocabulary notes in a way that helps them LEARN their words and retain their meanings...but how? Try these vocabulary notes graphic organizers! They are the ultimate tool for efficiency and flexibility when it comes to vocabulary notetaking for students.RESOURCE CONTENTS:Inside this resource, you'll find SIX different notes and organizer templates. Each template is available both in print and digital (Google Slides™ format).4 square: I created this template w
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7th - 10th
Truth OR Myth Activity for Middle School Speech and Language Mixed Groups
*BEST SELLER!* One activity for. Every. Single. Goal. These Truth✅ or Myth❌ cards are engaging, educational, and will keep your students super motivated for multiple sessions in a row. On each card front, there is a Truth or Myth statement, and on the back of each card, there is a short paragraph giving background information.Perfect for... Comprehension (reading and listening) Inferencing/making educated guessesVocab (tier II words are all underlined)Comparing and contrastingMultiple meaning wo
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School Speech and Language Therapy: ULTIMATE GROWING BUNDLE!
MLA Format (9th Edition) Mini Flip Book
MLA Format Mini Flip Book (updated for 9th edition): Help your students learn how to properly format their papers and cite their sources with this MLA Format Mini Flip Book. This mini flip book includes 7 tabs to help them with MLA Format: MLA Format, Citations, Electronic Sources, Modern Sources, Print Sources, Works Cited, and My Sources.There are several first pages for teachers and students to choose from, and there are two different last pages to choose from as well. - Classroom Directions
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Mini Flip Book Growing Bundle: Grammar, Parts of Speech, Growth Mindset
Edgar Allan Poe A&E Biography, Easy Video Lesson or Sub Plan, PDF & Google Drive
Help students understand the tragic life of Edgar Allan Poe with this print-and-teach video lesson featuring a question set designed to work with A&E Biography’s “The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe,” a free high-quality 43-minute episode available on the A&E Biography YouTube channel and a third-party website. (Video links included.)The video covers the major events of Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic life and includes small slices of his famous works, including “The Raven” and “Annabel Lee.”This 5-
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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STAAR RLA Extended & Short Constructed Response ECR & SCR Rubrics
Texas has created new rubrics to grade the Extended Constructed Response (ECR) and Short Constructed Response (SCR) on the RLA STTAR in grades 3-8! This product makes grading easier on YOU, and it allows students to self-reflect in a way they can understand. In the classroom, this product can be used in a variety of ways. The student-friendly language and emojis give kids a better understanding of the demands of an extended constructed response. Students can self-reflect on their own composition
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3rd - 8th
End of The Year Reflection One Pager
Introducing our End of the Year Reflection One-Pager, a fantastic activity designed for upper elementary to high school students to reflect on their academic journey! This versatile and engaging resource offers a creative outlet for students to showcase their learning, memories, and personal growth throughout the year.With minimal preparation required, simply print out the one-pager template and provide students with the option to work on the back or a blank sheet of paper. The comprehensive lay
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5th - 8th
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Doodle Notes and Grammar Worksheets - Comma Rules
This Doodle and Do resource is all about commas! Students will learn 10 different comma rules. They’ll complete guided notes for each rule, doodle in response to an example of the comma rule, and complete practice tasks to master the rule. The doodle-style notes make learning more engaging and memorable! You can use this resource in a variety of ways! You might:Create a single packet filled with the doodle comma rules that students can reference all year long.Select specific pages to teach at
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Grammar Coloring Activities | Grammar Coloring Sheets
Diversify grammar lesson plans with these grammar coloring activities for older students. Students will practice identifying grammar concepts while matching codes to a variety of grammar coloring coded sheets. This grammar coloring bundle contains grammar activities for older students PLUS a free bonus coloring activity. This bundle includes TEN products for a discounted price plus the bonus. Students will identify verbals, active and passive voice, types of pronouns, phrases, clauses, verb mood
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7th - 10th
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Introduction to Symbolism Google Slides Presentation & Handouts
This 52-slide editable presentation is perfect to use to introduce symbolism, review its purpose, teach students how to detect symbols in literature, and how to analyze their meaning. I include plenty of examples and practice opportunities for students. The PDF includes links to the Google Slides presentation as well as a 6-page Google Docs student handout that can be used during or after viewing. You may use this resource on a secured platform such as Google Classroom for distance learning. It
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7th - 12th
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Short & Extended Constructed Response Practice RACE Writing Strategy w Passages
ELA TEST PREP: Constructed Short Answer or Extended Response Workshop w. passages & prompts on Google Slides. ECR SCR This No Prep resource will help your students write great responses! It is packed with step-by-step guidance for every element, no-fail templates, concise mini-lessons, multi-step writing prompts, and sample responses for students to analyze. CCSS ALIGNED TEACHING/SLIDES (mini-lessons) FOR:Understanding common writing prompt termsUnderstanding state test promptsAll elements o
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6th - 9th
Poetry Analysis Unit: Analyzing Poetry for Grades 4-8
I was in desperate need of some great poetry to live up to the CCSS and that was how Poetry Analysis was born. My students needed rigorous texts that showed them how to critically think about poetry more than the surface level rhyming funny poems we had been studying. I found some AWESOME poetry and ways to incorporate this into your middle grades classrooms! The poems are great for a "close read" style or as homework, as a class, or even as a center! The pack includes: 6 - 1/2 sheet poems (
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4th - 8th
Main Idea Interactive Reading Anchor Chart using Supporting Details (3 Types)
Includes:stool explaining main idea (color and black and white)stool explaining main idea and supporting details (color and black and white)stool explains main idea, questions when thinking about main idea, and supporting detail support. (color and black and white)I enlarge this chart and we practice together multiple times using read alouds. Then, when they are ready, I shrink this page down for them to use in their composition book Reader's Notebooks. Tracing:Open up the document and project i
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PreK - 12th
Phonics Worksheets ESL Games and Activities
Are you looking for a QUICK and EASY ways to practice phonics skills with your ESL students? These Phonics Mats will help!Designed with teachers of ESL students in mind, each of the 5 sets focuses on key phonics rules. They provide in-depth practice through a familiar pattern of diverse learning activities. Build a routine in your classroom and keep students engaged at the same time!This *BUNDLE* Includes:✅ Over 80 in-depth phonics activity pages✅ Over 25 interactive phonics games✅ Over 25 asses
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K - 12th
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